This week Steve and I have pushed the concept of lack of sleep to new limits. I left Seraphina in the care of someone else for the first time ever. And also the second time ever. I spent a spell in the hospital. We said goodbye to an old friend, much, much too soon. We accomplished almost nothing in the way of homeschooling. I’ve given grave and serious consideration to some of our commitments and have come to some conclusions that will alter our day to day life. It feels like there are more to come. I don’t really know why I’m sharing this here. I think I’m just so desperately tired that I’m no longer capable of filtering. I’m like a sieve. It has been a very long week.
These flowers are mostly passed over now, though the zinnias and calundula remain. All of the petals have dropped from the black-eyed susans. The asters are ragged. The sunflowers in all their glory were beaten down by a storm. After a painfully slow start, our morning glories have decided now, when the garden has already been touched by frost in places, is the time to cloak themselves in buds and scattered blooms.
I’m knitting. I don’t seem to be managing much else, but I’ll knit quietly through illness, through car rides, around a sleeping toddler. She needs clothes for the cold weather to come. Miles of yarn has passed through my fingers in the making of clothes for my baby. It’s comforting in it’s rhythm and simplicity. I’m the queen of basic patterns right now. The birthday sweaters in my knitting bag are a pleasantly challenging lot, but my daytime mindless knitting is all as straightforward as knitting gets. The little sweater above is an In Threes, with lots of room to grow.
I’m re-reading Simplicity Parenting. I pick it up from time to time. As my children grow, different aspects speak to me.
So sorry about your friend passing and your hospital stay. I hope you will start to feeling better soon.
The flowers are gorgeous! Take care, christina
It was nice to see you the other day. So sorry that this has been such a challeging time.
Your flowers are so beautiful, as is that precious little sweater.
Your lovely words and photos have been both inspiring and comforting to me for some time now. I am rather introverted (even in this rather faceless world of the Internet), and so I have never commented here, which seems rather selfish in a way. In any case, what I mean to say is that I feel that we would be friends if we were neighbors, and, if that were so, I would bring you something warm for your family to eat while you are sick. Wishing you well again. And thank you for the warmth that you offer us strangers, even when you are tired and stretched thin. Hugs to you. Susan
Dear Melody, I’m so sorry to hear of your struggles. I understand how hard and disruptive and scary a hospital stay can be. I had to be admitted during my pregnancy with Wren. Thankfully everyone was fine but it still rattles you and that anxiety lingers. I am so glad you are OK.
Thank goodness for knitting. I am always grateful for that!
Your flowers are beautiful. Seraphina looks so lovely in her layers! I am loving “in threes” lately for how pretty it layers over a dress.
What pattern did you use for her wool bonnet, and did you use stretchy lace?
Hugs mama.
Mel
Thank you all. I’m fine. More or less anyway. It’s just all so exhausting, you know?
For the bonnet I modified this pattern: http://sewliberated.com/assets/content_files/138/sweet-pea-pilot-cap-tutorial2.pdf?1307389229 It’s wool jersey. I used the lace to trim it instead of the ribbed binding. It’s just a cotton lace that naturally had a bit of stretch to it. Simple and sweet!